Muncaster Castle fun in Reception
Reception went on a trip to Muncaster Castle while learning about our topic of animals. The children had an owl experience where we learned all about owls and they even flew over our heads. We also had lots of fun on the adventure park, the giant swing, yeti quarry and in the maze. A fun day was…
Y1 Wonder in the Wonder Dome
Year 1 enjoyed a fascinating and fun interactive Planetarium Show in the Wonder Dome. It showed Year 1 how wonderful and intriguing the universe is. The Wonder Dome created a magical learning environment to learn all about the wonders of space with a 360 degree immersive experience. We learnt…
Science Sounds Fun in Year 1
As part of British Science Week Year 1 had a scientific enquiry based on this year’s theme of ‘Connections’. We learnt how sound travels in ‘sound waves’. We created cup and string telephones. We investigated if sound could travel along the string to send a message. We started with measuring…
Year 3 Scientists shine a light!
Year 3 Scientists had a great time investigating “How do shadows Shante as the light source gets closer and further away? “
Using a torch and an apple they discovered that the closer the light source, the bigger the shadow. They then changed their independent variables to learn what happened…
Y6 Dissolving Investigation
To mark British Science week, Y6 created a science investigation to discover the rate at which solids would dissolve in liquids. They worked in groups and discussed the different types of variables which would affect their investigation. They recognised and predicted that hot water would help…
Science Day in Nursery
We have loved investigating gloop this week! we have used different amounts of cornstarch and water to creat different gloop textures. Some gloop felt watery and other gloop went very sticky.
We also had a go at a lava lamp experiment! For this we used oil, water and dropped…
Astronomer Visits Year 5
To enhance Year 5’s learning on ‘Earth and Space’ they had a talk from an amateur astronomer. They learnt all about star constellations, nebulas, supernovas and the planets. Mr. Hunt told them about the different types of telescopes you can use to study the sky at night and why we are lucky to…
Year 5 Science Investigation
Year 5 carried out an investigation to see if they could make a sturdy structure out of uncooked spaghetti and marshmallows. They discovered that the more triangles they included in their structure the stronger and less wobbly it was. They also learnt about what STEM means and what jobs require…
Working Scientifically
As part of Science Week, Year 4 have been learning about the digestive system. Today they were working scientifically. We decided what our variables were then created a model of the human digestive system. We hypothesised that the faeces would be affected by the diet.
Planting Seeds in Nursery
This week in Nursery, we have been planting seeds linked to our topic “How does your garden and it’s creatures grow” and our story “Jaspers Beanstalk”.
We have learnt that a seed needs soil, water and sun to grow. We can’t wait to see how big our plants will grow!
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Year 5 Wonder Dome
Y5 had a great time in the Wonderdome. They enjoyed watching a 3D film called ‘ We Are All Aliens’ and learnt lots of interesting facts about space. The session ended with a short film about the first moon landing followed by a scientifically accurate version of ‘ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’…
Perfect Periscopes in Year 3
Year 3 enjoyed creating their own Periscopes, thanks to Mrs Williams for our super templates. We have been learning about light, how it travels, reflects and bends. We discovered why and how periscopes work then we used them to spy on each other.